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thank you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ♪ sun coming up over new york city school bus driver in a traffic jam staring at her rearview mirror looking at the promise of the promised land one kid dreams of fame and fortune one kid needs to pay the rent one could end up going to prison one might be president only in america dream of the red, white, and blue only in america we keep going on through we all have a chance everybody gets a chance only in america only in america he lives in the back of a limousine well, -- a welder's son and a banker's daughter all they want is everything he came out here -- she came up here to be an actress he was the singer and a band -- in a band they went to oklahoma ♪ [song changes] ♪ [cheers and applause] [song changes] ♪ [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> watch gavel-to-gavel coverage of the democratic convention from charlotte, n.c.. every minute, every speech, live here on c-span. next, mitt romney campaigning in ohio. after that, president ob
thank you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> ♪ sun coming up over new york city school bus driver in a traffic jam staring at her rearview mirror looking at the promise of the promised land one kid dreams of fame and fortune one kid needs to pay the rent one could end up going to prison one might be president only in america dream of the red, white, and blue only in america we keep going on through we all have a chance everybody gets...
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will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the obama administration called the amateur. from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their community. it's great, helping others, and it feels good, too. are you in? whoa! anyone can do it. all it takes is a little time. are you in? chris young: action teams of high school students are joining volunteers of america and major league baseball players to help train and inspire the next generation of volunteers. it's easy to start an action team at your school so you, too, can get in on the action. lou: tens of thousands of pakistan these turning a so-called the 11 to a violent, bloody, deadly mess. the "a-team" will be here to react. for more on that anti-american demonstration across much of the world the obama administra
will leaders descend on the united states a next week for the united nations general assembly? mr. obama says no to the israeli prime minister. is that an amateur move? will it cost him at the polls? we taken up with the author of the best-selling book on the obama administration called the obama administration called the amateur. from maine to maui, thousands of high school students across the country are getting in on the action by volunteering in their community. it's great, helping others,...
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and to the next vcht the united states, joe biden, -- vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] i am grateful to finish this journey with one the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to conductors on the am trak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you. [cheers and applause] four years ago i stood before you and told you my story, that the brief union of a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas who weren't well off, weren't well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one american family tone sure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well. that's why i stand here tonight, because for 232 years, at each mo
and to the next vcht the united states, joe biden, -- vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] i am grateful to finish this journey with one the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to conductors on the am trak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you....
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the united states, as well as in europe. so iran -- the iranian people believe this is an important thing, and it's a way of expressing themselves and making publicity about their position, and then mobilizing support. but the judgment comes -- and if it is possible to really see like an x-ray as to what israel is in the minds of people about iran's nuclear weapons ambitions, i would say the way leaked to the -- >> [inaudible] >> not many people -- it's always easier to make a form of statements, you know, until they may not even believe but this is the way in politics, but when the day comes, not many would like iran to have a bomb for reasons that are clear. >> did you know any active scientists that were assassinated in r & d? did you know any of them? >> sure, we followed world -- >> did you personally know any of them? >> oh, no. but would it have been useful >> if i could add one thing. seldom seen, any event, anywhere in the world in which the spin both before and afterwards has been so intense about whether it was a
the united states, as well as in europe. so iran -- the iranian people believe this is an important thing, and it's a way of expressing themselves and making publicity about their position, and then mobilizing support. but the judgment comes -- and if it is possible to really see like an x-ray as to what israel is in the minds of people about iran's nuclear weapons ambitions, i would say the way leaked to the -- >> [inaudible] >> not many people -- it's always easier to make a form...
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the right president for the united states. we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has also spoken to hispanic voters, jewish voters. he has had a lot of offense here. i think he is trying to be careful not to overdo it. chris christie in tampa, all of these folks being talked about for 2016 are being careful to keep the focus on the nominee as much as possible. [inaudible]o >> i followed him this morning, i followed him late last night. he is all over charlotte. >> are these messages not about his core beliefs? >> there is a bit of both. for the large part, those two are in sync. he is on the sunday talk shows almost every sunday. he is a very pract
the right president for the united states. we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has...
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states. -- candidate for president of the united states. i will now ask the secretary to call the role of the united states. >> good evening. delegates, now it is your turn to vote for our president. [applause] barack obama has been duly nominated and seconded by this convention, and thank you, president clinton, for that amazing speech. we will now begin to roll call of states. according to our rules, this shall proceed until our nominee is selected and continue until all 56 delegations have publicly delivered their vote, because we know that every state counts and every vote is precious. [applause] tonight, we renominate our friend, leader, and america's president, barack obama. so, let us began. alabama. [applause] alabama? you have 69 votes. >> madam secretary, i am the chair of the alabama delegation, representing the great state of alabama. the state where the 1965 -- and nurtured by blood, sweat, and tears. alabama has more black elected officials per-capita than any state in the nation. the right to vote is worth dying for, a state
states. -- candidate for president of the united states. i will now ask the secretary to call the role of the united states. >> good evening. delegates, now it is your turn to vote for our president. [applause] barack obama has been duly nominated and seconded by this convention, and thank you, president clinton, for that amazing speech. we will now begin to roll call of states. according to our rules, this shall proceed until our nominee is selected and continue until all 56 delegations...
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everyone will talk about how the president of the united states is sitting there for a long time. you have the stadium flap, then the jerusalem flat. the momentum they have got out of yesterday -- will have to see what happens tomorrow. >> the storage and tomorrow that i see is not what happened in the time warner irina. is this other stuff, what the president's speech will be, all of those things. the only speech we are talking about, anybody is talking about, is bill clinton's. there was a long roster of other people -- i do not think anybody else will talk about them. >> what is fascinating is that neither campaign thinks there'll be much of the bomb or movement in the polls from the two conventions. they think they will come out of it tied. it will be tied, probably, until we get to the debate. we all agree -- agree the debates will be in the corporate moment. there is still at 6%-10% who are not satisfied with what they got of the last four years but are not yet sold at mitt romney is a possibly safer bet to do a good job and the economy. >> one thing that will last -- presid
everyone will talk about how the president of the united states is sitting there for a long time. you have the stadium flap, then the jerusalem flat. the momentum they have got out of yesterday -- will have to see what happens tomorrow. >> the storage and tomorrow that i see is not what happened in the time warner irina. is this other stuff, what the president's speech will be, all of those things. the only speech we are talking about, anybody is talking about, is bill clinton's. there...
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to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier today.lose them. the senate is back at 2:15. here on c-span, the senate -- the house gavels back in. over two dozen bills on the agenda today, including one honoring the diplomats killed in libya, in benghazi last week, and the re-authorization today of the federal emergency management agency. live coverage here on c-span at 2:00 p.m. eastern. host: the chair of the hamilton county, ohio, democratic party, tim. in cincinnati. and the republican party chair, alexander, from hamilton county. and from columbus, ohio, is jim, the political correspon
to avoid tax liability in the united states. i don't know what's in mitt romney's income tax returns. there must be something in there he doesn't want america to see because he is defying all of the calls to go public with the income tax returns. or income tax -- are income tax returns important? in boca raton, he judged 47% of the american people based on their income tax returns. we should judge mitt romney based on his income tax returns r his refusal to disclose them. >> from earlier...
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we have created jobs in the state. that is what we need to do in the united states as well. i have a jobs plan. we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, you have 30 seconds. >> senator fischer signed a pledge that would require you should pay the same taxes employees pay. under your balanced budget, unemployment would double. i have examined the amendment, and it would double unemployment. >> i disagree. with regard to the buffet rule, if you are going to tax every millionaire, that can run the government for 17 hours. let's look for businesses to create jobs and make opportunities in the state, and we can do it by reducing regulations, by having an energy plan, by repealing "obamacare." >> the next question. >> a question in this cycle is, are we better at today than we were four years ago? are we? >> no, we are no
we have created jobs in the state. that is what we need to do in the united states as well. i have a jobs plan. we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, you have 30 seconds. >> senator fischer signed a pledge that would...
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and to the next vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. i am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the amtrak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. and to malia and sasha, i love you so much, and i am so proud of you. four years ago, i stood before you and told you my story, of the brief union between a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas, who weren't well off or well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that has always set this country apart - that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one american family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well. that's why i stand here tonight. because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and
and to the next vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. i am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the amtrak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. and to malia and sasha, i love you so much, and i am so proud of you. four years ago, i stood before you and told you my story, of the brief union between a...
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in the days and months following the 9/11 attacks on the united states. it was a very clear and focused mission to go after those who planned and executed that attack. and i believe that our brave men and women who went to afghanistan very capably fulfilled that mission frankly and fairly in short order. i was in afghanistan in august of 2010 in kabul and bagram air force base and met with wisconsin soldiers and folks in the military from the senior ranks to the -- to those coming back from forward operating bases. you would be so proud of those men and women. but this nation building mission is not the one that was authorized and it's now time for them to come home. >> governor thompson? >> my opponent just, i think, misstated. she said she voted for the sanctions and against iran. she voted against the sanctions in 2006, 2009, and 2010, and in august voted for them because she was running for the united states senate. complete change of heart. in regards to afghanistan, ladies and gentlemen, i got my training from colin powell. he always taught me this.
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businesses need a workforce to compete in the united states and the global workforce. we want to make sure they have that work force. we want to train people for the jobs of tomorrow. science, technology, engineering, and and this is to get young girls involved in those subjects so they can participate in the growth industries of tomorrow. there is so much we can do. >> you began this amazing adventure and you were the clear underdogs. >> we are used to being the underdog. we fight like we are when we are not. you cannot take anything for granted. the stakes are so high. the president will be fighting hard to earn the confidence of the american people. >> how was this convention different from denver in 2008? >> the president has a robust track record. keep in mind what happened not long after the convention. our country lost four million jobs. we have created over 4.5 million jobs. we were still in the war in iraq. the president committed to end that war and we have done that. the president repealed don't ask, don't tell. i could go on for another 20 minutes. >> you t
businesses need a workforce to compete in the united states and the global workforce. we want to make sure they have that work force. we want to train people for the jobs of tomorrow. science, technology, engineering, and and this is to get young girls involved in those subjects so they can participate in the growth industries of tomorrow. there is so much we can do. >> you began this amazing adventure and you were the clear underdogs. >> we are used to being the underdog. we fight...
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i was migrating to the united states when i was 20. and i have a son who -- [inaudible] because we didn't have the money to send him to college, and he -- ok. a lot of people was calling in -- they don't have a son inside there. mitt romney, none of them -- none have -- he [inaudible] ok? he doesn't do anything. he doesn't do anything for america. in the cayman islands, bahamas and everywhere else. to fix other people roads and send their children to schools, not in america to help america, so i don't see why serve against president obama. host: yvonne, we're going to leave it there. you wrote an article "can mitt romney recover the soil of american economy" and i think our last caller was alluding to that a little bit. your opinion, what is the sole of republican foreign policy and what does mitt romney need to do to recover it? >> well, there's the realist view which you saw in the george w. administration. people like colin powell and jim baker. there's a conservative strain in the republican party that you saw very strong in his so
i was migrating to the united states when i was 20. and i have a son who -- [inaudible] because we didn't have the money to send him to college, and he -- ok. a lot of people was calling in -- they don't have a son inside there. mitt romney, none of them -- none have -- he [inaudible] ok? he doesn't do anything. he doesn't do anything for america. in the cayman islands, bahamas and everywhere else. to fix other people roads and send their children to schools, not in america to help america, so...
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part of what we're trying to do is debunk myths about the united states. part of what we're trying to do is increase tourism to the united states. a lot of this is not all about politics. there are now over 5 billion mobile handsets on planet earth. the average mobile penetration in developed countries is now about 116%. in developing countries, it is about 70% or 80%. most of those people are using those handsets to access social media platforms where the state department publishes. we are reaching, frankly, large numbers of individuals the world around. there are about 2.4 billion traditional internet users, and the number will be 3 billion in the near future. we are communicating with a great many of those, but what is also interesting to us is thinking about this from a development perspective, and thinking about how if for example sub-saharan africa or south central asia are becoming newly-connected, how can our development programs become more effective? how can we increase the health and well-being of people in these countries? again, going above an
part of what we're trying to do is debunk myths about the united states. part of what we're trying to do is increase tourism to the united states. a lot of this is not all about politics. there are now over 5 billion mobile handsets on planet earth. the average mobile penetration in developed countries is now about 116%. in developing countries, it is about 70% or 80%. most of those people are using those handsets to access social media platforms where the state department publishes. we are...
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the states with the highest poverty rate in the united states, eight of the 10 are southern states, all but virginia in the south, all of the southern states are above the national average, some way above, with states like mississippi having over 30% living in poverty. 10 states with child poverty over 25%. nine of those are in the south. there are six million kid living in extreme poverty. that means income of less than half the federal poverty standard, and of those six million, 42% come from the south. there are 11 states with over 10% of their children living in extreme poverty, and 10 of those 11 are in the south. the pugh study, a new one, relatively new on economic mobility indicated that the lowest economic mobility in the united states is in louisiana, oklahoma, south carolina, alabama, florida, kentucky, mississippi, north carolina and texas. so this picture is pervasive. and in the south it's not getting better at the moment. the south was the only section of the country in the last census where these poverty figures got significantly worse. the next point being congenial to
the states with the highest poverty rate in the united states, eight of the 10 are southern states, all but virginia in the south, all of the southern states are above the national average, some way above, with states like mississippi having over 30% living in poverty. 10 states with child poverty over 25%. nine of those are in the south. there are six million kid living in extreme poverty. that means income of less than half the federal poverty standard, and of those six million, 42% come from...
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it is not just the united states. i hope the president tonight gives us a better insight not just on how he will work more broadly, i think that is a dead issue. the difficulties he faces is more of a communicating issue. he has not done an effective job of communicating that to the american people. i thank you for your time. host: we have been watching live images from the cspan crew on the ground outside the convention center here in uptown charlotte. the vendors are selling their wares, everything from 2012 democrat buttons to barack obama faces. someone put the mask on with a smiling president. the media is gathered at the convention center. caucuses anden's pro-israel caucuses. they have been meeting on location at hotels throughout the charlotte region. we have been checking in with delegates as well as people from around the country this week to get their take on the democratic convention through social media. we have been collecting short video tweets. i am a student in tampa and i covered the rnc. >> i am her
it is not just the united states. i hope the president tonight gives us a better insight not just on how he will work more broadly, i think that is a dead issue. the difficulties he faces is more of a communicating issue. he has not done an effective job of communicating that to the american people. i thank you for your time. host: we have been watching live images from the cspan crew on the ground outside the convention center here in uptown charlotte. the vendors are selling their wares,...
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this united states, this land. quit trying to police the whole world. everyone is turning their back on the united states it seems like. when everyone turned their back on you, turned their back on them. you worry about the people in this country. host: jamie strawbridge. guest: thanks, michael. the point about taking care of your own, the u.s. government primary responsibility is to make sure their citizens are doing well. i think this administration, if you were to ask them, it's two sides of the same coin. they say we're taking china to court in the wto and enforce the global trade rules that has an effect on american workers. when you do that, and said china at the subsidies you are provided auto parts and auto sector are unfair and should remove those, if china does remove those, that could make u.s. exports of auto parts more competitive in third country markets, and also, allow u.s. auto parts manufacturers to compete on a more level playing field against chinese imports. when you are more competitive in thi
this united states, this land. quit trying to police the whole world. everyone is turning their back on the united states it seems like. when everyone turned their back on you, turned their back on them. you worry about the people in this country. host: jamie strawbridge. guest: thanks, michael. the point about taking care of your own, the u.s. government primary responsibility is to make sure their citizens are doing well. i think this administration, if you were to ask them, it's two sides of...
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regina benjamin, the 18th surgeon general of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. and thank you all for being here. preventing suicide is everyone's business. every day, nearly 100 americans die by suicide and in the past year, more than 8 million americans have thought about suicide. that does not include the 16% of high-school students. years ago, just as i was to take over as the first african- american and first woman president of our society and alabama, i spoke on the phone with our executive director on friday evening. we were supposed to talk again on monday morning. after i did not hear from him, i started calling only to learn that on friday night, he went upstairs, went into the closet, and shot himself. to this day, i ask myself what i could have done, what should i have done? i am a doctor and i did not even know. today's suicide prevention strategy shows us how individuals and communities can come together to put the process together in place to help people like him. suicide is a tragedy of on told proportions and those of you who are part of that tra
regina benjamin, the 18th surgeon general of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. and thank you all for being here. preventing suicide is everyone's business. every day, nearly 100 americans die by suicide and in the past year, more than 8 million americans have thought about suicide. that does not include the 16% of high-school students. years ago, just as i was to take over as the first african- american and first woman president of our society and alabama, i spoke on the phone...
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in the days and months following the nen attacks on the united states. it was a very clear and focused megs to go after those who planned and executed that attack. and i believe our brave men and women who went to afghanistan, very capably fulfilled that mission, frankly in fairly short order. i was in afghanistan in august of 2010, in kabul and at bagram air force base. i met with wisconsin soldiers and -- soldiers and folks in the military from the senior ranks to the tissue to those coming back from forward operating bases. you would be so proud of those men and women, but the mission today this nation building mission, is not the one that was authorized. it is now time for them to come home. >> governor thompson? >> my opponent just, i think, misstated. she said she voted for the sanctions against iran. she voted against the sanctions in 2006, 2009, and 2010 and in august she voted for them because she was running for the united states senate. complete change of heart. in regards to afghanistan, ladies and gentlemen, i got my training from colin powe
in the days and months following the nen attacks on the united states. it was a very clear and focused megs to go after those who planned and executed that attack. and i believe our brave men and women who went to afghanistan, very capably fulfilled that mission, frankly in fairly short order. i was in afghanistan in august of 2010, in kabul and at bagram air force base. i met with wisconsin soldiers and -- soldiers and folks in the military from the senior ranks to the tissue to those coming...
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we are the united states of america. we democrats believe that america is still the country a fair play. we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else and it does not matter if we are black or hispanic or disabled or women. we believe that america is a country where small business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone of our economy. we believe that our kids deserve good day care and public school s. [cheers and applause] we believe our kids deserved public-school saugh -- public schools where kids can learn and teachers can teach. [cheers and applause] and we want to believe that our parents will have a good retirement and that we will too. we democrats believe that social security is a pact that cannot be broken. [cheers and applause] we want to believe that we can live out our lives without the terrible fear that an illness is going to bankrupt us and our children. we democrats believed that america can overcome any problem, including the dreaded di
we are the united states of america. we democrats believe that america is still the country a fair play. we can come out of a small town or a poor neighborhood and have the same chance as anyone else and it does not matter if we are black or hispanic or disabled or women. we believe that america is a country where small business owners must succeed because they are the bedrock, backbone of our economy. we believe that our kids deserve good day care and public school s. [cheers and applause] we...
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we don't 79 a socialist agenda in united states. that's been tried in europe, and look how bad off they are. it's just a disaster. i don't mind when they call us obstructionists, and i'm proud we're obstructing. i hope we take over all three branches of government. i hope we take over the executive and the legislative in november. host: that's curtis in virginia on our line for republicans. in "the wall street journal," one more item regarding the debates. this is an op-ed from peggy noonan this morning. the debates, this is it, mitt, she writes. host: back to the phones. juan is where we get our next call from. juan is calling from california this morning on our line for independents. go ahead, juan. caller: good morning. i just wanted to let curtis know that i think he's -- i don't know, i think he's a bit of a tyrant the way he talks. but anyway, i'm for a one-party government, as well as it's not the g.o.p. the grand obstructionist party. it's because of them that we've really failed in our only stration as a nation to go forwar
we don't 79 a socialist agenda in united states. that's been tried in europe, and look how bad off they are. it's just a disaster. i don't mind when they call us obstructionists, and i'm proud we're obstructing. i hope we take over all three branches of government. i hope we take over the executive and the legislative in november. host: that's curtis in virginia on our line for republicans. in "the wall street journal," one more item regarding the debates. this is an op-ed from peggy...
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nearly 7,000 jobs in the united states depends on wind energy. they aren't a tabs, they're the future. it's time to stop giving $4 million in taxpayer subsidies each year to oil companies that are making every time you go to the pump. let's give some of the money to home grown energy sources like wind. that's this election, that's what we're fighting for. it's up to you whether we go back to the health care system unless insurance companies decide who to cover and when. or whether we keep moving forward with the new health care laws that's cutting costs and covering more people and saving lives. now's not the time to re-fight the battles in the past four years, now's the time to move forward. this november, you get to decide about the war in afghanistan. governor romney had nothing to say about afghanistan last week, let alone offer a plan for the 33,000 troops who will have come home from the war by the end of this month. you know, he says ending the war in iraq was tragic. i said we'd end that war and we did. i said we'd take out bin laden, and
nearly 7,000 jobs in the united states depends on wind energy. they aren't a tabs, they're the future. it's time to stop giving $4 million in taxpayer subsidies each year to oil companies that are making every time you go to the pump. let's give some of the money to home grown energy sources like wind. that's this election, that's what we're fighting for. it's up to you whether we go back to the health care system unless insurance companies decide who to cover and when. or whether we keep...
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in the united states -- and the united states economy is moving more and more to a knowledge- based economy. i don't know whether we need as many workers in that economy as we currently have available to us. that may be something we'll have to talk about. but it is the case that everyone who goes through our educational system now needs to be as trained as much as they're capable in doing knowledge-based work. and to the extent that they're not trained that way, they're going to fall behind and we're going to have them on the rolls of the dependency index at some future publication of that product. host: we've got a tweet from gary who i think addresses a little bit more of that. he writes until we restore manufacturing jobs in america, there will be a permanent underclass in america, must place tariffs or foreign goods. are you suggesting that we, that the united states, has sort of grown out of being a manufacturing state and that unless we can somehow harness the knowledge base, as a knowledge class or whatever, as a tax base, that we're going to have a permanent group of folks who will
in the united states -- and the united states economy is moving more and more to a knowledge- based economy. i don't know whether we need as many workers in that economy as we currently have available to us. that may be something we'll have to talk about. but it is the case that everyone who goes through our educational system now needs to be as trained as much as they're capable in doing knowledge-based work. and to the extent that they're not trained that way, they're going to fall behind and...
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let's start with the unemployment figures. 8.1% in the united states with jobless figures added back. what does that mean? >> it means we're headed in the right direction, but what it means emphatically is the republicans should have passed the president's jobs bill. it is the only jobs bill that is out there. it puts 2.1 million people back to work. what we ought to do is take the time -- because we hear repeatedly the republicans talk about the number of people that are unemployed. it just seems that their policies need to be geared towards seeing the president's failure rather than seeing the nation's succeed. that should be the order of business. frankly, we should really get the jobs bill done. >> go ahead. >> congressman, it has been 3 1/2, almost four years president obama has been in office. how many years do you expect voters to give him to bring the economy back to where was before the financial crisis? >> how many years do you think it will take before the senate will reform cloture votes and the 497 bills that -- while we were in the majority -- they made sure did not get
let's start with the unemployment figures. 8.1% in the united states with jobless figures added back. what does that mean? >> it means we're headed in the right direction, but what it means emphatically is the republicans should have passed the president's jobs bill. it is the only jobs bill that is out there. it puts 2.1 million people back to work. what we ought to do is take the time -- because we hear repeatedly the republicans talk about the number of people that are unemployed. it...
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in other words, communications here in the united states. remember i said i was down in the operations building and we begin playing defense before go on offense? as the director of nsa, you have a fair amount of authority. you can dial things up, get more aggressive. you cannot be haphazard about it. you have to sell it to congress. guess what i did about 11:00 morning of 9/11? if i had the authority to ratchet it up, i did. i call the head of the american intelligence and the heads of the house and senate intelligence committees. i told george. we were getting a bit more aggressive and the higher probability that we could intercept those types of messages that would tell us about the next attack. i did not hear from george for two or three days. and he says i visited with the president and vice-president dan i told them when you were doing. i said he was going to go to jail and i would bail him out. i was being aggressive but i was doing it within my authority. he was then asked if he could do anything more. so george calls me. the preside
in other words, communications here in the united states. remember i said i was down in the operations building and we begin playing defense before go on offense? as the director of nsa, you have a fair amount of authority. you can dial things up, get more aggressive. you cannot be haphazard about it. you have to sell it to congress. guess what i did about 11:00 morning of 9/11? if i had the authority to ratchet it up, i did. i call the head of the american intelligence and the heads of the...
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it's the fifth highest in the entire united states. my institute just put out a recent study in your thumb drive and you'll see that every part of the state, every income group, every job classification, every age and every age category has been hit hard by this recession. the structural factor that's i just eluded to, combined with the problems of charlotte's financial sector, you know what happened with wachovia and wells-fargo and industry of the state. and ironically continuing robust migration have meant the labor market in north carolina has been tremendously stressed over the last few years. especially since it never recovered from the 2001 recession. the most stunning finding in the study we completed, is that since 2000, north carolina has added about 0.3% jobs while the state as a whole has gained almost 20% in population. this is the economic backdrop in the south for the fall election in my view. one way or another if the south is going to emerge economically out of this age of rapid technological change and globalization,
it's the fifth highest in the entire united states. my institute just put out a recent study in your thumb drive and you'll see that every part of the state, every income group, every job classification, every age and every age category has been hit hard by this recession. the structural factor that's i just eluded to, combined with the problems of charlotte's financial sector, you know what happened with wachovia and wells-fargo and industry of the state. and ironically continuing robust...
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in my direction, elements of the 82nd airborne division, as well as key units of the united states air force are arriving today to take up deensive positions in saudi arabia. and sadham hu srksz sein never believed we were going to fight. i am convinced he would have taken over saudi arabia. the war was over. there's nobody early on we thought possible. i think for his something known as a "just war". and this kwuz a just war. ironically, the way the military conducted itself with such efficiency and honor, some of the critics back then, pre-war critics, rescinded their krit similar. but if it hasndn't worked out, wouldn't have been at peace. maybe thrown out of office. the toughest decision the president makes when he has to send somebody else's son or daughter these days into combat. into war. so i decided we use force. it was a big decision. a major decision, whether to kick him out of kuwait. >> what did you say to the families of the lost levels? >> haert broken. i still feel it. any time somebody loses a loved one, the burden for the loss of that loif was right on the shoulder in
in my direction, elements of the 82nd airborne division, as well as key units of the united states air force are arriving today to take up deensive positions in saudi arabia. and sadham hu srksz sein never believed we were going to fight. i am convinced he would have taken over saudi arabia. the war was over. there's nobody early on we thought possible. i think for his something known as a "just war". and this kwuz a just war. ironically, the way the military conducted itself with...
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it is the largest solid granite monument in that united states. it laid out our forefather strategy for how to build and sustain a free and just society. it is called the monuments of our forefathers. it is hidden behind a forest of trees in a residential area. you would not even know it is there are less you stumbled into it or you're going there specifically to see it. it stands there today. i must explain it to you. it is utterly fascinating. she is 81 feet tall. her name is faith. she stands tall with her finger pointed to heaven, the god of heaven. the storm on her forehead represents was done. in her left hand she holds the word of god. it is the geneva bible. this is the bible that predates the king james bible. they brought that with them. our forefathers believe that we must have faith in the true god of heaven and in his word. his word would give you wisdom on how to live and govern your society in a way that would be a blessing to all. her foot is set on top of a that is plymouth rock. there are four smaller statues. our forefathers bel
it is the largest solid granite monument in that united states. it laid out our forefather strategy for how to build and sustain a free and just society. it is called the monuments of our forefathers. it is hidden behind a forest of trees in a residential area. you would not even know it is there are less you stumbled into it or you're going there specifically to see it. it stands there today. i must explain it to you. it is utterly fascinating. she is 81 feet tall. her name is faith. she...
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if i was advising the president of the united states, the new president of the united states, i would say you've got three huge problems in this country that you need to address. the economy, the economy, and the economy. and our kickinticking debt time problem. we have to deal with it. those of us who have access to the people who will be the decision makers in the next government can do whatever we can to try to promote that idea with them. >> bob, do you want to add to that? >> the only thing i would add is i think after this election, i think you all can play a role in it, to put in place a very large effort to try to persuade those in public office to come to gather and compromise, i think after this election every one of us who has some ability to relate to the political system ought to make -- they really ought to have two priorities. compromise and work with one another. two, solve this fiscal problem. i think you got it exactly right. the american public needs to be better educated about this issue and i think the people who can best do it is our elected officials. i think al
if i was advising the president of the united states, the new president of the united states, i would say you've got three huge problems in this country that you need to address. the economy, the economy, and the economy. and our kickinticking debt time problem. we have to deal with it. those of us who have access to the people who will be the decision makers in the next government can do whatever we can to try to promote that idea with them. >> bob, do you want to add to that? >>...
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there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america, a latino america, and asian america, there is a united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states, read states for republicans, blue states for democrats, but i have news for them -- we were shipped an awesome got in that blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states. we coach little leagues in the blue states and yes, we have some gay friends and the red states. there are patriots to oppose the war in iraq aunt -- that oppose the war in iraq and patriots who support the war in iraq. all was pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all was defending the united states of america. [applause] in the end, in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in politics of cynicism or do we participate in politics of hope? >> the keynote address eight years ago by what was then a little-known senator from illinois, barack o
there is the united states of america. there is not a black america and a white america, a latino america, and asian america, there is a united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states, read states for republicans, blue states for democrats, but i have news for them -- we were shipped an awesome got in that blue states and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states. we coach little leagues in the blue...
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there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice that country into red states and blue states, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i have news for them, too. we were shut an awesome got in the blue states and we do not like them poking around in our libraries in the red states. we top liberally in the blue states and yes, we have gave friends in the red states. we are one people. all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us defending united states of america. in the end, that is what this election is about. do we participate in a politics of cynicism? or do we participate in a politics of hope? >> from 2004, his first appearance at a national convention. tonight, president barack obama accepting the renomination as the democratic candidate for president for a second term. we will go back to the floor to libby casey. >> the logistics must be complicated, having everything here at the arena. >> not much has changed. there are a couple of tweaks to will be p
there is the united states of america. the pundits like to slice and dice that country into red states and blue states, red states for republicans, blue states for democrats. but i have news for them, too. we were shut an awesome got in the blue states and we do not like them poking around in our libraries in the red states. we top liberally in the blue states and yes, we have gave friends in the red states. we are one people. all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes. all of us...
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north carolina will continue to be one of the fastest-growing states in the united states. charlotte will continue to be the fastest or one of the fastest-growing metropolitan markets in the united states. the convention is bringing 15,000 members of the media. hundreds of thousands of college students hungry to learn about our community and their careers. there are people from this event alone that will not want to leave or come back as soon as they can. we have good things to sell. this is a unique opportunity to tell the story and cause people and companies to want to be here. we are excited. we do follow the ups and downs of the national economy, which is why we care about what is happening in washington and at the state-level, but there is no reason to think that the ingredients that caused our growth over the last decade are going to change. we have a strong competitive advantage is that we expect to continue for some time. host: mr. morgan, we were showing people video of the downtown charlotte, and that tallest building in a manner -- middle. guest: is 60 stories an
north carolina will continue to be one of the fastest-growing states in the united states. charlotte will continue to be the fastest or one of the fastest-growing metropolitan markets in the united states. the convention is bringing 15,000 members of the media. hundreds of thousands of college students hungry to learn about our community and their careers. there are people from this event alone that will not want to leave or come back as soon as they can. we have good things to sell. this is a...
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states more accountable and the united states is not just going to get its way as a matter of course in requests from egypt to do various things and carry washington's water in the middle east like mubarek did. host: our guest is steve cook, you can send us an e-mail, c-span.org or join us on twitter, c-span/wj, news of the morning, we've been following this war in syria, which has an civil war, and how serious is it, and what, if anything, can the u.s. do? guest: well, i don't think that it being an all out civil war is actually news. we've been in a civil war situation in syria for quite some time now. it is an unfair fight, and syrian activists and opposition will say that it was a war that was forced upon them by the regime, that this is not a classic case of brother fighting brother. it's the regime's use of overall force, left with no choice to respond. but this is a horrific, tragic situation in which many people are going to die. there was a time when i believed that the united states could intervene in a constructive way. now that we are in an all out civil war, it is a ques
states more accountable and the united states is not just going to get its way as a matter of course in requests from egypt to do various things and carry washington's water in the middle east like mubarek did. host: our guest is steve cook, you can send us an e-mail, c-span.org or join us on twitter, c-span/wj, news of the morning, we've been following this war in syria, which has an civil war, and how serious is it, and what, if anything, can the u.s. do? guest: well, i don't think that it...
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they vote more in mexico than they do in the united states. let's be clear that we all have to lift up the notion that their right to vote is something sacred and crack a good final thought. >> i hope you -- sacred. >> a good final thought. i hope you keep an eye out for abc and univision, and join me in thanking all against for this to begin this afternoon and we hope to see you at another event down the road. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> watch and engage as the presidential candidates meet in three debates next month. at the university of denver, hofstra university in new york, and lynn university from florida. >> the u.n. is us. your government and the mine. -- and mine. sometimes we talk about the u.s. as "it" or "they," distancing ourselves. by doing that, we are giving them an alibi at blaming the secretary and secretary general. one of my predecessors used to say that we often referred to the secretary general as chief for short.
they vote more in mexico than they do in the united states. let's be clear that we all have to lift up the notion that their right to vote is something sacred and crack a good final thought. >> i hope you -- sacred. >> a good final thought. i hope you keep an eye out for abc and univision, and join me in thanking all against for this to begin this afternoon and we hope to see you at another event down the road. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning...
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. jill biden, isn't she great? [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that i
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the house and opened these negotiations last year with the president. there were all kinds of offers and discussions going back and forth on this. you can see the detail. you may blame obama. you may blame the republicans. you may blame me for writing about it. whenever it is. this is, if you will, the performance review. this is what we always used to call the best obtainable version of the truth. host: 1 last phone call for you, republican line in south carolina. caller: thank you, sir. please let me state a few facts. don't cut me off. host: we don't ha
that is to support the constitution of the united states. when you're making laws, it is not your prerogative to put your party first. host: mr. woodward. guest: that, as i point out, in the book, there is a scene after scene where the republicans show that they're not going to budge on some of these things. in their view, they are adhering to the constitution. in their view, they're doing what is necessary. the key point here is that speaker boehner is the nominal leader of republicans in the...
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states senate. >> republicans are coming back at you in the wake of your attacks on the ryan plan and saying, no, it is the democrats that have rated medicare, taken $700 billion -- raided medicare, taken $700 billion from a. how much did that muddy the waters? >> how much more hypocritical can they be? how much more hypocritical can paul ryan be than to take a look at the very amount of money he uses in his own budget, yet doesn't put it back to restore medicare or how about seniors, but takes that money out of the budget altogether? let's be clear about what the president took that money for. and where that money came from. that money was excess money in the plan. no senior has lost the benefit from what the president did. but hospitals have made sure that they are providing and are given incentives to make sure they are providing quality care, not just access to care. quality care. and the obsessive -- the excessive amounts of money were being paid to an industry that republicans said was going to be competitive and drive the costs down. drove up by 14%. a a r p understand this. ev
states senate. >> republicans are coming back at you in the wake of your attacks on the ryan plan and saying, no, it is the democrats that have rated medicare, taken $700 billion -- raided medicare, taken $700 billion from a. how much did that muddy the waters? >> how much more hypocritical can they be? how much more hypocritical can paul ryan be than to take a look at the very amount of money he uses in his own budget, yet doesn't put it back to restore medicare or how about...
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states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women that he married. -- woman that he married. isn't she great? when she and michelle back together to support military families, they made this country so proud. they have made such a great difference for military families across the country. i have one problem with barack obama's choosing to buy in as his vice president. i never got to serve with him in the united states sent -- senate. i am proud to be here to introduce our vice president, a person who is one of new hampshire pose the greatest friends, who has been a great vice president, joe biden. ♪ >
states senate to the vice presidency of the united states. we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president, fighting to make sure we open the doors of opportunity for all americans working to create good jobs and to invest in education to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he fought for his entire career. we know that joe biden is also a very smart person. we know this because we have met the women...
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but california isn't the only state in the united states that allows direct democracy, justice their states around the world, including switzerland that has referenda all the time. but think of main. most people don't think of main ever, and when you do think of main, you think of a dual and boring new england state. maine has provision in the constitution that allows its electric to put on the ballot a referendum on recently passed legislation. it's not california where the electorate can initiate legislation and pass legislation. rather it is what might be called said judicial review, citizen review. twice in the last three years citizen review in maine has worked to overturn legislation, for better and for worse. the first time in 2009, 53% of the maine electorate voted to invalidate a law passed by the transit legislature, signed by the maine governor that would have legalized same-sex marriage. i'm very sorry the electorate did that. last year the maine electorate overrode a law passed again by the transit legislature, signed by a republican governor, that would have considerabl
but california isn't the only state in the united states that allows direct democracy, justice their states around the world, including switzerland that has referenda all the time. but think of main. most people don't think of main ever, and when you do think of main, you think of a dual and boring new england state. maine has provision in the constitution that allows its electric to put on the ballot a referendum on recently passed legislation. it's not california where the electorate can...
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and for the 5 years previous to our taking office, taxes doubled in the united states, and the budgets increased $318 billion. so, there is no ratio between taxing and balancing a budget. whether you borrow the money or whether you simply tax it away from the people, you're taking the same amount of money out of the private sector, unless and until you bring down government's share of what it is taking. with regard to social security, i hope there'll be more time than just this minute to mention that, but i will say this -- a president should never say "never.'' but i'm going to violate that rule and say "never.'' i will never stand for a reduction of the social security benefits to the people that are now getting them. >> mr. mondale? >> well, that's exactly the commitment that was made to the american people in 1980 -- he would never reduce benefits. and of course, what happened right after the election is they proposed to cut social security benefits by 25% -- reducing the adjustment for inflation, cutting out minimum benefits for the poorest on social security, removing educational
and for the 5 years previous to our taking office, taxes doubled in the united states, and the budgets increased $318 billion. so, there is no ratio between taxing and balancing a budget. whether you borrow the money or whether you simply tax it away from the people, you're taking the same amount of money out of the private sector, unless and until you bring down government's share of what it is taking. with regard to social security, i hope there'll be more time than just this minute to...
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the united states enjoyed price stability until the 1990's and continues to do so today. the employment situation remains a grave concern. it is not growing fast enough to make significant progress reducing the unemployment rate. fewer than half of the 8 million jobs have been restored. at 8.1%, the unemployment rate is nearly unchanged since the beginning of the year. the weak job market should concern every american. high unemployment imposes large ship and entails a tremendous waste of human skills and talents. 5 million americans have been unemployed for more than six months and millions more have left the labour force. they have given up because they have not been able to find suitable work. as skills atrophy, they find it increasingly difficult to get good jobs. and also to the detriment of our nation's productive potential. they have provided unprecedented levels of policy accommodation in recent years. it with the main policy interest rate near the effect of lower bound, we have tools to carry out monetary policy, balance sheet actions, and guidance for how we ant
the united states enjoyed price stability until the 1990's and continues to do so today. the employment situation remains a grave concern. it is not growing fast enough to make significant progress reducing the unemployment rate. fewer than half of the 8 million jobs have been restored. at 8.1%, the unemployment rate is nearly unchanged since the beginning of the year. the weak job market should concern every american. high unemployment imposes large ship and entails a tremendous waste of human...
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libyans are friendly to the united states. egyptians are ambivalent at best and some are anti-american. that is going to have an effect on how the crisis evolves. host: who is in charge in yemen? guest: the former vice president was elected in a strange election that had only one candidate. he is in charge. it seems pretty clear that the yemen government is trying to move to protect the embassy. information on what has been happening there, that the perimeter was breached at one. , is still very vague. but i expect that the president there will do his best to protect the embassy in yemen. yemen is there a chaotic, a place where americans are very active militarily. we're using drone strikes aggressively against al qaeda. some of those drone strikes had people who should not be head, and that creates resentment in the population. again, it is a complicated relationship with yemen. it is not a simple relationship. host: if you for salt this spreading anywhere, daniel serwer, what countries are next -- if you foresee this spreadi
libyans are friendly to the united states. egyptians are ambivalent at best and some are anti-american. that is going to have an effect on how the crisis evolves. host: who is in charge in yemen? guest: the former vice president was elected in a strange election that had only one candidate. he is in charge. it seems pretty clear that the yemen government is trying to move to protect the embassy. information on what has been happening there, that the perimeter was breached at one. , is still...
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and your next united states senator, tammy baldwin. [cheers and applause] and, just to prove that i am determined to bring everyone together in moving this country forward, i am proud to have a couple of green bay packers in the house. [cheers and applause] we have your michael finley. we have desmond bishop. and they were pointing out the results of the most recent years-packers game. all i could say to them is that it is a long season. we will play you a couple of more times. but we are all here. and we are not bears fans first or packers fans first. we are americans first. [cheers and applause] unless you have been hiding under a rock or your television is busted, you probably know that we have an election going on. i recently heard a story. my campaign managers talking with this couple who had a 4- year-old. they saw a picture of me. the dad said, who is that, sammy? and the little boy said, that is barack obama. and he said, what does barack obama do? and the little boy said, he proves that message. [laughter] [applause] so that i
and your next united states senator, tammy baldwin. [cheers and applause] and, just to prove that i am determined to bring everyone together in moving this country forward, i am proud to have a couple of green bay packers in the house. [cheers and applause] we have your michael finley. we have desmond bishop. and they were pointing out the results of the most recent years-packers game. all i could say to them is that it is a long season. we will play you a couple of more times. but we are all...
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united states government deserve better. many of us are at an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happens or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complacency be plausible with regard to our children and the children. i suspect that some of you have questions, comments, denunciations and i look forward to them. [applause] >> we do have the microphone. your questions could end up on tv. if you could stand up. >> c-span -- let me express my gratitude -- if you would go to the microphone. >> stepped up to the microphone and speaking into it and they can pick up everything you say so ask the way. >> a very simple question. given your analysis with a solution. >> excellent question. on the principle that you hang for a sheet. my solution is to support calling a new constitutional convention. we haven't had one for 225 years. something the constitution does contemplate the possibility. one of the things i like some much about american state constitutions is they often welcome new conventio
united states government deserve better. many of us are at an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happens or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complacency be plausible with regard to our children and the children. i suspect that some of you have questions, comments, denunciations and i look forward to them. [applause] >> we do have the microphone. your questions could end up on tv. if you could stand up. >> c-span -- let me express my...
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[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new hampshire and iowa. some key battleground states. and moving on to florida. mitt romney is also going to iowa and you have paul ryan going to nevada. it will be a nonstop spread in these battleground states try to take the messages that they try to make in their convention speeches and amplified days. one of the points that obama's campaign manager may from the stage was that in three weeks, early voting starts in iowa. it might seem like it is a couple of months, but this will be a real sprint now and it is going to be -- a lot of excitement at both conventions and they have to translate that and get that mess
[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new...
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in the end, the united states stands for regime change in iran. china is getting alarmed at the regime change inclination. it does not like to endorse big power intervention into what it sees as domestic issues on which it has many vulnerabilities at home. on the other hand, china does not want to be seen as a pariah. it does not want a proliferation of nuclear weapons in the middle east or anywhere else. if saudi arabia gets them and other countries, the area becomes more unstable. therefore, china's energy supplies become more unstable. i would say china is conflicted. on balance, it finds itself in opposition with the means the u.s. proposes to deal with iran. host: two tweets. china has become aggressive beyond its own borders. what about tibet's relationship to the u.s.? guest: we have two sets of questions. whatever you want to say about china and its military policy, it is not the soviet union. that is whether you look at the nuclear arsenal or the deployment of its ground and naval and air forces. the problem is a function of conflicting s
in the end, the united states stands for regime change in iran. china is getting alarmed at the regime change inclination. it does not like to endorse big power intervention into what it sees as domestic issues on which it has many vulnerabilities at home. on the other hand, china does not want to be seen as a pariah. it does not want a proliferation of nuclear weapons in the middle east or anywhere else. if saudi arabia gets them and other countries, the area becomes more unstable. therefore,...
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we have created jobs in the state. that is what we need to do in the united states as well. i have a jobs plan. we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, have 30 seconds. >> he signed a pledge that would allow you, that you should pay the same texture employees pay. your balanced budget unemployment would double. i have examined the amendment, and it would double unemployment. >> i disagree. with regard to the buffet role, if you are going to tax every millionaire, that can run a the government for 17 hours. let's look at businesses create jobs and make opportunities in the state, and we can do it by reducing regulations, reduce it by having an energy plan, by repealing "obamacare." >> the next question. >> a question in this cycle is are we better at today than we were four years ago? are we? no, we are not better o
we have created jobs in the state. that is what we need to do in the united states as well. i have a jobs plan. we need to back government away from small business, need to have government reduce regulations that are such a burden on businesses so they can create jobs. we need to reform the tax code. we need to reduce energy costs. we need to help small businesses to create those opportunities. >> senator kerrey, have 30 seconds. >> he signed a pledge that would allow you, that you...
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. great?den, isn't she [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that is one of
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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the united states enters world war ii. it looks gramm. it looks like we cannot possibly win this war. the roosevelts find a way to do it. leaders have to fix problems. i do not think that 1% of the people in the country will remember the speaker of the house during world war ii. the president has that responsibility. what is interesting is that i think president obama realizes that and i would expect governor romney, if he becomes president, would realize that as well. that is where the buck stops, as has been said. host: a lot of people call in to talk about what mitch mcconnell said about the main goal of the republicans after the apollo win. you reported -- after the obama wind. you reported on the full context -- after the obama win. you reported on the full context of what he said. guest: he is a tough guy. he has been excoriated for saying that they were making sure obama was a one-term president. we have dug into the interview, we wanted to find out exactly when he said that. turns out what he also said was that he did not want oba
the united states enters world war ii. it looks gramm. it looks like we cannot possibly win this war. the roosevelts find a way to do it. leaders have to fix problems. i do not think that 1% of the people in the country will remember the speaker of the house during world war ii. the president has that responsibility. what is interesting is that i think president obama realizes that and i would expect governor romney, if he becomes president, would realize that as well. that is where the buck...
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we, the united states, the u.s. government has to send this money over there to have some influence over there? and on the other side do the folks in the middle east understand or are they under the assumption that regardless of how they behave, they're going to get the money anyway because it's the only sort of guarantee that the u.s. has that they're going to not go completely off the rails? >> to your second question the answer is yes the brotherhood has said it feels entitled to this money. this is america kind of making up for its long time support of hosting mubarak. so the brotherhood and many people in the middle east feel entitled to this aid but our viewpoint, the viewpoint of washington and of course the administration should be hey this aid is not an enentitlement. this is not charity. this is part of a strategic relationship that we're giving you economic aid because you need to help your economy. and we need certain things in return. we need you to abide by a treaty with israel, we need you to protect
we, the united states, the u.s. government has to send this money over there to have some influence over there? and on the other side do the folks in the middle east understand or are they under the assumption that regardless of how they behave, they're going to get the money anyway because it's the only sort of guarantee that the u.s. has that they're going to not go completely off the rails? >> to your second question the answer is yes the brotherhood has said it feels entitled to this...